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"She could see my face, I could not see hers, I am not able to satisfy myself she is who she says she is"  Ban the burka Parliament debates burka ban MPs will debate whether to ban the burka today, as the first of a tranche of radically right-wing private members bills hit the Commons. In other news... Nigel Farage: Romanians want to move to a 'civilised country' People in Romania and Bulgaria are "living like animals" and will want to live in a "civilised country" like the UK instead, Nigel Farage said today. Pressure on Miliband: Labour 'unease' over Syria vote as Blair intervenes The pressure continued to pile on Ed Miliband over the Syria intervention vote today, over a week since the historic Commons debate. Major U-turn expected on lobbying bill Ministers are to make substantial amendments to the government's lobbying bill, following claims that they are trying to silence charities. Atheist murdered in row over existence of God An American man has been found guilty of shooting and killing his atheist friend during an argument over the existence of god. Michael Gove goes to war over teacher strikes Education secretary Michael Gove today accused teaching unions of conspiring against the interests of children, after two of them announced a series of strikes across the country.	BSIA: Vacant property protection still paramount one year on from law change Last Sunday (1st September) marked the one year anniversary of the anti-squatting law that made residential squatting a criminal offence. The milestone also saw squatters’ internet sites[1] encouraging action in order to mark the anniversary. As such, the Vacant Property Protection Group of the British Security Industry Association (BSIA) is reiterating to owners and landlords of vacant commercial properties the importance of securing and protecting their premises. BHA: Girl Guides, Rainbows, and Brownies promise to be inclusive of the non-religious The Girl Guides, Rainbows and Brownies are for the first time inclusive of atheists and agnostics after a new Promise comes into force today which is, for the first time, inclusive of atheists and agnostics. TACT welcomes continuing increase in adoption numbers TACT (The Adolescent and Children’s Trust) today welcomed the announcement from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), that the number of adoptions made in the UK in 2012 had risen by nearly ten per cent. This follows an increase in 2011 of six per cent. Rio Tinto loads first ship from its 290 Mt/a expansion programme Rio Tinto has achieved the significant milestone of loading the first shipment of iron ore from its expanded port, rail and mine operations in Australia. This marks the commencement of commissioning of the expansion programme, which will see overall capacity for Rio Tinto’s iron ore operations in Western Australia increase to 290 million tonnes a year. Boeing Forecasts Increased Global Demand for Airline Pilots Boeing projects the commercial aviation industry will need more than one million new pilots and technicians to support the expanding demand for new airplane deliveries over the next two decades. Voice: Speaking and listening in GCSE languages are essential Voice: the union for education professionals has commented on the announcement by Ofqual to remove the assessment of speaking and listening from GCSE grades in English and English Language. IET: Engineering chief: more universities must share research with SMEs The outgoing President of Europe’s largest engineering body is calling for more universities to give small and medium sized businesses open access to the intellectual property (IP) that they create. BFAWU: Strike action at Hovis (Premier Foods), Wigan The Hovis strikes are about the casualisation of the food industry and a race to the bottom. IFAW: Cameron's badger cull at odds with science Cameron’s cull is going ahead at odds with science and common sense, says the International Fund for Animal Welfare.

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